Really? A Record?

NYC was hit by historic rainfall: In Central Park, 1.94 inches of rain fell between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday, the most in a single hour at that location “since record keeping began” in the 19th century. https://t.co/nudykdVQq4

— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) August 22, 2021

I've recorded more rain than that in an hour in my backyard during a passing thunderstorm.  I don't actually consider it a heavy rain until it rises to almost 3 inches in an hour.  Even that doesn't produce any particular problems.

Interesting.

(I don't offer this as a brag or a critique; I just find it very interesting.  Houston at best is about 50 feet above sea level; most of the area is flat coastal plain. Generally it drains like a billiard table.  I drove through the Texas Panhandle recently, which has a reputation for flatness, but it seemed lumpy by comparison.  Yet we get a lot more water than NYC does, something I hadn't really put into perspective.  So, as I say:  "Interesting.")